Doctor arrested for outburst after flight canceled

A doctor from Troy was arrested after she apparently became angry over the cancellation of her flight on Spirit Airlines from Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., to Detroit, airport officials said Friday.

Dr. Nana Mimura, an internist who works at two clinics in Warren, was released from jail Friday after posting $2,000 bond on charges of disorderly conduct, officials at Lee County Sheriff’s Department said.

Airport officials say Mimura, 45, began screaming and swearing at the Spirit Airlines’ counter after she was told her morning flight had been delayed until the afternoon.

“The customer and her husband requested a refund rather than waiting until the afternoon flight, which we provided,” said Misty Pinson, a spokeswoman for Spirit. “She then started causing a disturbance. When police were called in, she was escorted away.”

She also was “put on the ground” by police, handcuffed and booked, authorities said.

Mimura, who is associated with Warren Radiology at 27075 Schoenherr Road and Schoenherr Medical Associates, 27101 Schoenherr Road, was charged with disorderly conduct, a Lee County Clerk of Courts spokeswoman in Fort Myers said Friday.

Workers at both offices in Macomb County refused to comment on the case.

A telephone call by Journal Register News to Warren Radiologists resulted in the phone being immediately slammed down.

One worker at Schoenherr Medical Associates said Mimura was “not in the office” Friday morning. The call was then transferred to the office manager who said she had “no information.”

Mimura, who graduated from Wayne State University’s School of Medicine in 1999 according to records, faces a preliminary hearing on Jan. 15 in the Fort Myers area court, the Lee County spokeswoman said.

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